Linux server administration requires a certain amount of know-how and determination. I can't tell you how many times I had to rebuild a DigitalOcean server because I messed something up and wanted to start with a clean slate.

A lot of hackathons, workshops and courses ask you to use AWS these days. Whether it's to run machine learning instances, win a sponsor prize or learn how to use Lambda, students are often encouraged to learn one of the major cloud providers.

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